Big Brothers Big Sisters

I was 11 years old.

Me and my mother reported to the Big Brothers of greater Sacramento area.

Statement of sexual assault.

They neglected to comply with reporting it to authorities.

Today they still will not comply with finding him and prosecuting him.

No compensation for my life of mental illness.

They are not concerned.

Hello big brothers my name is Elizabeth I'm a big fan but I'm very disappointed in this season because Jack has been bulling other house mates like Nicole and ovi this is unacceptable and this is not what big brothers is about we have enough division in the world please let the big brother house guests know this will not be tolerated Thank for understanding my point off view......please write back.

Almost not worthwhile applyinf for

I applied to volunteer for the Houston BBBS. The person who interviewed me and reviewed my application didn't seem to know what she was doing. She asked me for references after I had already provided four references in my application. She gave me a call-back number that didn't work. She took a long time to finally settle with me on an interview day/time.

The application process was invasive. I had to consent to two background checks, and they asked me to donate to the organization the cost of my background check fees (I didn't). At the interview, the interviewer asked me to sign a medical release form so she could talk to some therapist I had seven years ago and ask the therapist all about my mental health treatment history. I felt like that was going WAY too far.

I'd like to add here that I am a public school teacher, and the state of Texas didn't even check up on me as much as BBBS did or ask to talk to my therapist.

Ultimately, my application was denied. I have a feeling it was because I asked to be matched with a teen. Even though the organization says they work with kids up to the age of 16, my interviewer said they didn't have any teens. I also think that they don't really serve the part of town where I live, and I said I didn't want to drive more than 15 minutes each way to get to my match. However, the rejection letter I received had a condescending tone. They said that I was denied but that "it is our policy not to provide a reason", and "our decision is final." They didn't thank me for my interest in the organization or all the time I spent on the interview and application process.

I regret that I applied to BBBS. I feel like I gave them a lot of access to my personal information through background checks and references, and they didn't respect my time and transparency.

After suffering the loss of my 25 year old son, I thought I would check into the program for my 11 year old son who clearly missed his big brother. I wasn't clear on what the program was about..

After reading more about it I cancelled the application. After a family trip and talking to a family member about it on a Saturday, I received a call from a man who said he was with Big Brothers of America. He wanted to do an interview on Wednesday and I agreed. The first thing he did was hand my 11 year old a pamphlet about sexual abuse.

He also gave me one on sexual abuse and said make sure you read, growing concerned. I asked him to come out side so I could smoke a cigarette where we had a camera. After he asked how I would feel if my son's big had a felony record I knew something wasn't right and began thinking this family member who I now know to have been apparently carrying a grudge against me may have called him and gave him false information. I brought up her name and he said she sounded familiar.

Once he saw the camera he changed his demeanor! I went to Big Brother's on Monday to place a complaint and the lady seemed thrown off by what I was telling her. I have since found out this man was an intern.

He left these pamphlets and a card saying he was a Programs manager. I would recommend checking out a person before they are sent to your home!

I would rather get three root canals then deal with these people EVER again Their purpose and mission is to help the disadvantaged and by the way they operate I don’t think they try hard to work with people at all. We had our stuff out and labeled by 6:30 this am have been home all day looking for the truck they just sped by our house twice and we tried to wave them down and they ignored usCalled the office they tried to blame it on us saying stuff wasn’t out on time this am and driving by our house on this small quiet street is just a coincidenceSeriously.⁉They say they won’t leave a message for diver and his partner to tell them to go back that it is illegal to do that.

When I asked what law in this state makes it illegal for a truck driver to pick up a message on their route., when stopped or the passenger at any time. No answer

Says call us back at 5 if nobody comes and I said what then will you get somebody here by 6:00? Nope we won’t promise that.

A total ....

Find another charity that is determined to unite people in need with help. These clowns are painful to even have a conversation with, just deliberately unhelpful

I, too, am very upset with the interview process here at our local Winter Park bbbs office. Both my son and I were interrogated as if by the CIA and then the coordinator proceeded to call both my son’s Father and Grandparents and interrogate them!

I called the coordinator after not hearing anything for a week and then she proceeds to tell me that my son was denied for the program! My son is a sweet kid desperately needing a good male role model.

He’s devastated and is taking this as just another rejection he receives at school or by the bullies he encounters at school. I’m not impressed by this organization one bit.

It sad to see the BBBS site state they need so many volunteers and yet their intake process is extremely slow and lacking people with real passion for the youth.

I grew up in a YMCA and thought I would give back to the community so I decided to volunteer locally.

After not hearing back from the local BBBS that interviewed me and them not responding to my email for 3 weeks I filed a complaint with there headquarters in Florida that stated the states have jurisdiction in there own area and there was nothing they could do about it.

The next day the interviewee called me to tell me I did not qualify for the volunteer position.

My 2 son's remained on their "waiting list" for 7years and just recently(Today) I was told that my children were matched but they didn't know how to contact me because my phone number had changed and now my boys are too old. Funny, my address hadn't changed and we still receive flyers and postcards but they couldn't contact me!/?

I was also told by their representative Goiania that my daughter couldn't be added because they don't like to break promises to kids, lie or mislead the children...really? I waited 7 years for them to basically tell me *** you and your children!

Your boys are too old now and your daughter will be too old when we get back to you in another 7...by the way my phone number remained the same until January of this year and we've been in the same house,with the same address for 11 years. What a joke!

During you long interview process you are asked the age of the little, specifics, that is special needs, etc.

I was asked if I want to mentor a little, age 9. I was told that she was very headstrong. I was very hesitate about excepting the match, but they kept calling and insisted that I take the match. Once I met with the little along of course she was testing the waters and then her mom to me she was just diagnosed as having ADD. When I called the support staff, she basically told me to deal with it that she was not a babysitter.

BBBS has policies to protect both the children and volunteers, this organization FAILED week after week, year after years allowing ALL policies to be broken allowing my husband and brother in laws and their friends to be sexually abused, ALL documented by their organization. They knew the little was sleeping over in the bigs bed very often, and documented that this was not right and needed to stop, but allowed it for years on top of many other raised questions in their evaluations.

This man still is not caught, and in his late 40's & has 3 victims now in his home( not married,no children except the ones he abuses) can someone please help us. 630-932-****